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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

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Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. And the percentage of respondents that don’t sell on or operate marketplaces shrank this year, from 16% in 2022 to 9% in 2023.

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Asda Fortifies Omnichannel Approach by Updating OMS and Fulfillment

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British retailer Asda is enhancing its end-to-end supply chain and retail operations by partnering with Blue Yonder to improve order management. Asda, which operates 640 stores including supercenters, superstores and supermarkets, also will work with Bringg to upgrade its fulfillment capabilities.

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BJ’s Enhances Inventory Operations with Microservices-Based Solution

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BJ’s Wholesale Club is replacing its legacy order management system with Nextuple OMS Studio, which includes three “Tuples” — each an ordered set of microservices that the retailer can mix and match to create solutions for flexible fulfillment.

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

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But the supply chain disruptions that it exacerbated have not fallen by the wayside as easily as disposable masks did, with the global movement of goods continuing to be impacted by one challenge after another — from war and terrorist attacks to drought. The COVID-19 pandemic has, for all intents and purposes, ended.

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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

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In 2024, it won’t be your dad’s supply chain. These four emerging trends elevate the urgency for supply chain execs to move distributed order management (DOM) to the top of their lists. #1: When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online. More fluid.

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How These Three Pillars Can Soften the Bullwhip Effect in Your Supply Chain

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Supply chain challenges are nothing new, but they are newly in the spotlight as massive consumer delays and shortages affect the shopping public. Trucking and drayage from the port is complicated by varying operating hours, load capacities and labor constraints. Diversify channels to sidestep disruptions.

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Why Companies Should Consider Outsourcing Some or All of Their Supply Chain

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As supply chains become increasingly complex due to the proliferation of commerce channels and higher consumer expectations, businesses are turning to outsourced functions that can deliver on speed, quality and cost. Insourcing Fulfillment. You won’t be able to fulfill orders or there will be a significant delay in fulfillment.

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